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The AFA's newest Christmas decoration (https://store.afa.net/pc-10000310-11-christmas-cross.aspx). As one blog said "for some reason this doesn't seem to be selling well in African American communities."

So, biggest faux pas ever?

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Took me a moment to realize what it resembled :D.

The AFA's newest Christmas decoration (https://store.afa.net/pc-10000310-11-christmas-cross.aspx). As one blog said "for some reason this doesn't seem to be selling well in African American communities."

So, biggest faux pas ever?

I love the naive sort of way they are trying to advertise it. Yeah, a pretty big oopsies.

Too bad they didn't add, "Give a real Christmas surprise; buy one for your neighbors! Looks great on the front lawn at three in the morning!"

Dear lord that was a poor choice of design.

ROFL, oh goodness that's so wrong!

'And if you buy before Christmas, you'll also receive your very own white bedsheets, FREE!'

Wait until you see the 'snow elf' costumes for the children

OMG!:eek:

KKK anyone?

Probably hoping for a white christmas...

Probably hoping for a white christmas...
Hahahaha ^___________^

Hee. Yeah, not so smart...

OMG! Teh lulz!

Oh man has somone screwed up with this one. How in the name of hell's scrotum did that one get past let alone marketing but anyone with a even shred of common sense.

Epic.

That's highly hilarious. People are really stupid. They should think before the cover a cross with yellow lights, which happens to be a lawn ornament....

Probably hoping for a white christmas...

I loled.

I almost died when I saw that. They should have made it bigger...

*Sings*

I'm dreaming of a White Christmas
Just like the ones I used to know
KKK walked around and lynched some people
And left them to die in the snow

:p

(NOTE: That was sarcasm. I do not endorse this. And if requested, I'll gladly delete it. What I'm trying to say is PLEASE DON'T BAN ME!)

The AFA's newest Christmas decoration (https://store.afa.net/pc-10000310-11-christmas-cross.aspx). As one blog said "for some reason this doesn't seem to be selling well in African American communities."

So, biggest faux pas ever?
its not something you buy for yourself. you buy it for your african american friends and surprise them with it by setting it up on their porch while they are out for the evening.

That's what happens when you start selling Christmas crap before Thanksgiving's even rolled around yet.

The AFA's newest Christmas decoration (https://store.afa.net/pc-10000310-11-christmas-cross.aspx). As one blog said "for some reason this doesn't seem to be selling well in African American communities."

So, biggest faux pas ever?

I'm going to Hell for laughing at that, ain't I?

relax that was pretty funny.

I'm going to Hell for laughing at that, ain't I?

Nope, KKK is going to Hell for MAKING it laughable by giving it context. ;)

Oh...my...goodess...gracious...damn... Wow. That's pretty stupid. I think I'm going to be saying "wow...damn" for a while yet.

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I LOL'd.

The stupid... it burns.

No seriously, HOW did that one make it past any sort of quality control?

Eejits, the lot of them.

Am I the only one tempted to buy it and give it to their black friends?

Am I the only one tempted to buy it and give it to their black friends?
Yes. But I really wish you would do it.

Yes. But I really wish you would do it.

Ooooohhh but it's just soooo tempting....

Ooooohhh but it's just soooo tempting....
So is the thought of setting you up for an ass-kicking, so I won't tell you to do it again. Must resist temptation.

That's what happens when you start selling Christmas crap before Thanksgiving's even rolled around yet.

At least your Thanksgiving is passibly closer to Christmas... Christmas decorations here were selling around the same time as OUR Thanksgiving.... 2 weeks before Halloween!

This is impossible to joke about. It's a joke in itself. If you start making jokes about jokes you end up with Scary Movie.

At least your Thanksgiving is passibly closer to Christmas... Christmas decorations here were selling around the same time as OUR Thanksgiving.... 2 weeks before Halloween!

That happens here too. It seems, each year, that the start of the Christmas season is earlier and earlier. It honestly feels like anything after Labor Day (first Monday in September) is fair game for Christmas advertising.

The stupid... it burns.

No seriously, HOW did that one make it past any sort of quality control?
Because since they're probably decent people, it never occurred to them what it looked like. Maybe they should offer it in green or blue -- something distinctly NOT flame colored.

I'm going to Hell for laughing at that, ain't I?

No, you're going to hell cause you're a witch...er, warlock? wizard?...whatever, you practice Wicca. :p

Even apart from the KKK association...

Crucifixes at Christmas? Christians are supposed to be celebrating the birth of Jesus.

Because since they're probably decent people, it never occurred to them what it looked like. Maybe they should offer it in green or blue -- something distinctly NOT flame colored.

Or Red........

Yes yes, I know, I am on the Concorde to Hell. :D

No, you're going to hell cause you're a witch...er, warlock? wizard?...whatever, you practice Wicca. :p

"Wiccan", said the occultist, sighing in minor annoyance.

Am I the only one tempted to buy it and give it to their black friends?

Well, if your black friends are REALLY mature and nice...

Well, if your black friends are REALLY mature and nice...

It'd be a gag gift?

It'd be a gag gift?

Sure.

They'd gag.

And then throw up.

On you. ;)

(On or at?)

The AFA's newest Christmas decoration (https://store.afa.net/pc-10000310-11-christmas-cross.aspx). As one blog said "for some reason this doesn't seem to be selling well in African American communities."

So, biggest faux pas ever?

*epic facepalm*

Holy. Flaming. Shitballs.

I --

Speechless.

Even apart from the KKK association...

Crucifixes at Christmas? Christians are supposed to be celebrating the birth of Jesus.

Good point. They shouldn't be setting up blazing crosses on their lawns until Easter.

Good point. They shouldn't be setting up blazing crosses on their lawns until Easter.

I wonder why is it that there was no "for every cross burnt, a racist's house will be burnt" policy back then. I'd not favor it, but the climate seemed ripe...

Come on, weather man,
give us a forecast snowy white
Can't you hear the prayers
of every childlike heart tonight
Rockies are calling, Denver snow falling
Somebody said it's four feet deep
But it doesn't matter, give me the laughter
I'm gonna choose to keep.

Another tender Tennessee Christmas
The only Christmas for me

This is impossible to joke about. It's a joke in itself. If you start making jokes about jokes you end up with Scary Movie.

And we no one wants that.

So... from design to final product... nobody caught that? That's some pretty impressive stupid. For not one person to realize "hey, wait a minute..." and halt such a stupid idea.

Wow.

So... from design to final product... nobody caught that? That's some pretty impressive stupid. For not one person to realize "hey, wait a minute..." and halt such a stupid idea.

Wow.
People are amazingly good at not seeing what is staring right in there damned faces.
Proof. (http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/advertising/intel-apologizes-for-insulting-sprinter-ad-285278.php)

Knowing the AFA, this was intetional.

Because since they're probably decent people

?!?


Have you heard of the AFA before? No, I can assure you dear Kat, they are not decent people.

?!?


Have you heard of the AFA before? No, I can assure you dear Kat, they are not decent people.
yeah but

you burn a cross on someone else's lawn, not your own.

Even apart from the KKK association...

Crucifixes at Christmas? Christians are supposed to be celebrating the birth of Jesus.

Eh, that part I don't mind. Christmas used to be about celebrating Christ, period, until it got commercialized to the point of ridiculousness and became about some weird combination of how cute baby Jesus is and how Santa will buy you lots of stuff. An awful lot of the older Christmas carols have verses about the crucifixion, but those don't get played on the radio. :p

People are amazingly good at not seeing what is staring right in there damned faces.
Proof. (http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/advertising/intel-apologizes-for-insulting-sprinter-ad-285278.php)

Dude! What the ever loving FUCK were they thinking????

Knowing the AFA, this was intetional.

?!?


Have you heard of the AFA before? No, I can assure you dear Kat, they are not decent people.

Whats wrong with the AFA?

Yeah, the could have made it glow without looking so much like fire.

But really, it's kind of bizarre that the Klan get to appropriate THE symbol of Christianity. In any form, really.

The Klan are a crew of muppets. In my more atheist moments I'd quite enjoy burning a cross, but people would totally get the wrong idea. Bah.

Whats wrong with the AFA?

I cannot begin to express that batshit bigotry the AFA spreads. One should just...google them.

Dude! What the ever loving FUCK were they thinking???? I don't think that they were. :p

I lol'd

These two statements appear on the same page (http://www.afa.net/about.asp) at AFA:

Does AFA Support Censorship?
AFA does not support "censorship." Censorship, by definition is government imposed.

Has AFA Made an Impact?
*snip*

* The 43 Federal Prisons removed porn magazines from their commissaries after efforts by AFA supporters.

:eek:

The "commissary" is the inmate's shop in a jail. I wonder if they really thought about the consequences of that.

These two statements appear on the same page (http://www.afa.net/about.asp) at AFA:





:eek:

The "commissary" is the inmate's shop in a jail. I wonder if they really thought about the consequences of that.

Oh Gods, thats just the tip of the Fawellian iceberg that is the AFA.

Oh Gods, thats just the tip of the Fawellian iceberg that is the AFA.

I've seen enough.

The only other curiosity I have is if their "supporter count" is really a page hit counter. It reads 2,332,451 as of my visit.

I've seen enough.

The only other curiosity I have is if their "supporter count" is really a page hit counter. It reads 2,332,451 as of my visit.

Its a page hit counter.

Heh...

The KKK took my Christmas away
They took it away
Away from me...
(Set to a possibly recognisable tune...)


So... from design to final product... nobody caught that? That's some pretty impressive stupid. For not one person to realize "hey, wait a minute..." and halt such a stupid idea.

Wow.

The company I teach for redid it's Junior High English program for this year. The working names for the three levels were "Junior Elementary Program", "Junior Intermediate Program", and "Junior Advanced Program". Nobody on the Japanese side thought anything of calling it JAP until it was presented to the trainers... (>.<)

Its a page hit counter.

Ah, the internet. The greatest tool of self-delusion since God created weed. :tongue:

Wow. Amazing. I just thought of placing a sign in the Intel sprinter ad, saying "sprint well or else..." and the arrow pointing to the AFA ad. Now that would be even more messed up.

On another note: https://store.afa.net/pc-42-12-its-not-gay-dvd.aspx

"Uncompromising, yet compassionate, It's Not Gay is a fair and balanced approach to this challenging subject."

Also, why didn't anyone notice this caption: "This product ships directly from the distributor." It's in Red too!

Wow. Amazing. I just thought of placing a sign in the Intel sprinter ad, saying "sprint well or else..." and the arrow pointing to the AFA ad. Now that would be even more messed up.

On another note: https://store.afa.net/pc-42-12-its-not-gay-dvd.aspx

"Uncompromising, yet compassionate, It's Not Gay is a fair and balanced approach to this challenging subject."

I have seen this video. The claim that its "fair and balanced" is more absured than Fox New's claim of "Fair and Balanced".

Its easy the most hateful, lying, disgusting thing I have seen in televised form.

I have seen this video. The claim that its "fair and balanced" is more absured than Fox New's claim of "Fair and Balanced".

Its easy the most hateful, lying, disgusting thing I have seen in televised form.

Ya know - there was a reason I bolded Fair and Balanced. Yes I was comparing it to Fox News.